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« on: January 24, 2007, 06:12:34 PM »
Hey guys,

I have a 3 year old iBook G4 and it's been been running really slow lately and the S.M.A.R.T. analysis says the hard drive is failing.  Anybody else have this happen to them? 

I am looking into getting another one and backingup everything on this drive really soon.

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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2007, 07:58:47 PM »
Better do it fast. And yes... hard drives can and do fail. It's normal. They spin at speeds up to 5,400-10,000 rpm (depending on the type of drive). It's a wonder to me they don't fall apart within the first minute they run.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2007, 08:21:00 PM »
Yeah, i'd back it up, like yesterday. There are ways to get data off of broken harddrives, but they usually aren't cheap.
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2007, 12:20:13 PM »
Hey guys,

Cool yeah I talked to a local mac repair shop and they said yeah to backup the data which I had already done most of it...and then get in it to get another harddrive. 

I was thinking about getting a MACbook anywaz so I guess now it is time. 

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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2007, 12:35:59 PM »
well... sure... I guess now is a good time, but hard drives are dirt cheap compared to a new laptop.
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2007, 02:11:56 PM »
Hey Dave,

Yeah I am already out $200 for the apple repair shop to fix it and put in a new hard drive.  And then I figure I could get a couple of hundred if I sell it to them after that.  And there is a special deal on amazon.com that will give you a cash rebate if you buy it through them.

So the Macbook 13' one that I want is like $1299 so I would buy it for that and only be out like $1000 if I don't sell fix it the one I have. Yeah I wanna use it with Abeton Live, and all that for some live coffeeshop stuff. 

Anywaz just my thoughts...

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